21H.126 America in Depression and War: Assignments

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Erenberg, War in American Culture and Terkel, The Good War

How did war experiences challenge or reinforce soldiers' worldviews?

How did backgrounds affect war experiences?

What factors shaped the experience of war most strongly?

Why do people fight?

Why do people volunteer?

What does it mean that "the war had to be fought?"

How did Americans make sense of death?

How does the passage of time affect memory?